Methods for making patterned apertured webs

A patterned apertured web comprising:

• a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web, wherein at least some of the land areas have a width of at least 5 mm;
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• a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web, wherein at least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures;
• wherein the plurality of apertures are non-homogeneous in a repeat unit such that at least three apertures of the plurality of apertures have a different size, a different shape, or a different Absolute Feret Angle, according to the Aperture Test herein;
• wherein at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures have an Effective Aperture Area in a range of about 0.3 mm2 to about 15 mm2, according to the Aperture Test herein;
• wherein the patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in a range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein;
• wherein the patterned apertured web comprises at least two layers;
• wherein the at least two layers comprise a first nonwoven layer and a second nonwoven layer;
• wherein the second nonwoven layer has a different hydrophobicity than the first nonwoven layer;
• wherein the patterned apertured web comprises bicomponent spunbond fibers, bicomponent staple fibers, meltblown fibers, nanofibers, and/or crimped fibers;
• wherein the bicomponent spunbond fibers, the bicomponent staple fibers, the meltblown fibers, the nanofibers, and/or the crimped fibers comprise polyethylene and/or polypropylene;
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• wherein the patterned apertured web comprises a portion of a topsheet or a portion of a garment-facing surface.

A patterned apertured web comprising:

• a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web;
• and
• a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web, wherein at least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures;
• wherein the plurality of apertures are non-homogeneous in a repeat unit such that at least three apertures of the plurality of apertures have a different size or a different shape;
• and
• wherein the patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 5% to about 20%, according to the Aperture Test herein;
• wherein the patterned apertured web comprises bicomponent spunbond fibers, bicomponent staple fibers, meltblown fibers, nanofibers, and/or crimped fibers;
• and
• wherein the bicomponent spunbond fibers, the bicomponent staple fibers, the meltblown fibers, the nanofibers, and/or the crimped fibers comprise polyethylene and polypropylene.